Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota
Jan. 19, 2024
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SCY (25 yards)
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Staff scores
Males: Minnesota 155, Pittsburgh 145
Girls: No. 22 Minnesota 177, Pittsburgh 123
Minnesota senior Megan Van Berkom racked up three particular person victories to guide the No. 22 Gopher girls to a 177-123 win at Pittsburgh on Friday within the first-ever twin meet between the Energy 5 foes.
Van Berkom triumphed within the 200-yard butterfly by greater than two seconds with a profitable time of 1:58.81. She ranks thirteenth within the NCAA along with her season-best 1:54.78, which is already greater than a second sooner than she went eventually 12 months’s NCAA Championships. Van Berkom picked up two extra 1st-place finishes within the 200 IM (2:02.84) and 200 breaststroke (2:18.21).
Minnesota additionally bought a number of particular person victories from freshman Katie McCarthy, who swept the five hundred free (4:57.23) and 1000 free (10:04.92). The Edina native has dropped virtually three seconds within the 500 free this season with a personal-best 4:44.79 from November and her season-best 9:48.86 ranks thirty third within the NCAA.
Two extra Gopher freshmen stepped as much as safe large freestyle wins. Morgan Thomas triumphed within the 100 free whereas including a runner-up end within the 50 free (23.45). Mina Kaljevic touched first within the 200 free (1:50.25).
The Pitt girls have been led by British senior Sophie Yendell, who positioned 1st within the 50 free (22.95) and 100 fly (54.82). After simply lacking scoring within the 50 free final 12 months at NCAAs with an 18th-place end in 22.02, she ranks 14th nationally this season with a 22.03. Yendell’s season-best 100 fly (52.08) isn’t removed from NCAA scoring vary, both, ranked twenty second nationally. She additionally contributed a 23.67 fly cut up on the Panthers’ triumphant 200 medley relay (1:41.79).
Pitt sophomore Claire Jansen joined Yendell as a multi-event champion within the 100 again (54.56) and 200 again (1:49.94). She additionally led off the Panthers’ victorious 200 medley relay with a 26.20 backstroke leg.
Males’s Recap
Minnesota senior Kaiser Neverman took dwelling three particular person titles at Pitt on Friday to assist the Gophers maintain off the Panthers, 155-145.
Neverman confirmed off his versatility by reaching the wall first within the 200 fly (1:44.92), 200 IM (1:46.14), and 100 free (43.68). His season-best 1:44.50 within the 200 fly ranks fiftieth within the NCAA.
Minnesota junior Bar Soloveychik flexed his freestyle prowess with victories within the 200 free (1:37.27) and 500 free (4:28.34) together with a runner-up end within the 1000 free (9:32.41) behind senior teammate William Christenson (9:15.67). Soloveychik ranks thirty fifth within the NCAA this season with a 4:18.37. Christenson additionally positioned 2nd within the 500 free (4:33.78).
The Pitt males stayed inside placing distance thanks largely to a breaststroke sweep by fifth-year Jerry Chen, who gained the 100 breast (54.32) and 200 breast (1:59.00). He additionally positioned 4th within the 200 IM and cut up 24.55 on the breaststroke leg of the Panthers’ triumphant 200 medley relay (1:27.33).
Pitt had a powerful exhibiting within the backstroke division. Senior Marcin Goraj introduced the Panthers a victory within the 200 again (1:46.50) together with a runner-up effort within the 200 free (1:37.59). Goraj additionally cut up 21.28 swimming fly on their 200 medley relay. Junior teammate Krzysztof Radziszewski touched first within the 100 again (48.42), positioned 4th within the 100 free (45.55), and led off the 200 medley relay in 21.71 — inside a second of what he went at NCAAs final 12 months (20.89).
Pitt senior Max Matteazzi by no means topped the rostrum, however he nonetheless accounted for factors in every of his swims with 2nd-place finishes within the 200 IM (1:48.11) and 200 breast (2:00.49) together with Third-place finishes within the 100 breast (55.97) and 200 medley relay (25.13 breast cut up). Panthers fifth-year Adam Mahler added runner-up finishes within the 100 fly (48.86) and 200 fly (1:47.01).
Pitt returns to motion on Feb. 2 at Ohio State whereas Minnesota visits Large Ten opponent Purdue on Feb. 2.
